The age of the internet has spawned a tremendous amount of flow and access to information. Literally, everything you want and need to know about can be found in some form or another on the internet. The problem is that literally everything you don’t want and don’t need to know about can also be found on … [Read more…]
Best I can do is give some general advice. This is generic and you can get it from most qualified and knowledgeable instructors. 1) Decide why you want to train and how much you want to invest in time, money and effort. SD is a goal that involves trade-offs. You approach it differently if you … [Read more…]
What does it mean to have the ability to defend yourself? Does it mean you can fight off any and all attackers? Or does it mean you are able to minimize the negative consequences of conflict by knowing “What to do and what not to do, when to do it and when not to do … [Read more…]
Which type of self-defense training is best for you? Type in “self-defense” in an internet search and you will receive a huge amount of hits. You will receive web links to all sorts of self-defense training systems. Upon reviewing these sites, you will notice that most make similar claims to be practical, realistic, and … [Read more…]
“You can’t get the right answer from the wrong question”. I heard that statement from Rory Miller. In terms of a self-defense discussion, the wrong question usually beings as “I want to learn some moves”, or “please show us some moves”. This question inevitably leads to the Self-Defense Instructor demonstrating a technique to be … [Read more…]
The most commonly held view of a self-defense situation involves an “evil” attacker assaulting an innocent victim. As a result, the majority of self-defense instruction is based on the following two fundamental beliefs: 1. If you are able to inform people about the existence of threats to their personal safety, this information will then make … [Read more…]
Someone sent me a link to a video. I don’t want to hurt people’s feelings, so I won’t share it. It purports to be an examination of fantasy versus reality in knife defense. In the video, fantasy is slow and easy, reality is hard and vicious. Which I agree with. “Harder, faster, closer and more … [Read more…]
“I can’t do that.” Most of the time, people are thinking cause and not effect, or motion rather than results. “I can’t do that (hit hard, or knock someone down or pull a trigger) because I’m (too weak, too small, too…)” It’s mostly horseshit. You can do it (get the effect) but you probably can’t … [Read more…]
Have to get this out of the way first. Most of the self-defense techniques I see taught don’t take into account the essential nature of an assault. Not just ignoring the fact that it is fast, hard and from surprise. Most ignore the simple fact that the bad guy doesn’t do just one thing and … [Read more…]
How you tell a thing is at least as important as what you tell. You can be 100% right, and tell the story in such a way that it alienates the jury, or the media, or your prospective customers. Case in point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCj0IfpFjqY A group I am a member of put out this video for … [Read more…]